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W e suppo r t o r g a - h e r fu fl wom en fl e ad e r s fin- t a ry on an a fly s fing r ap e cu fl tu r e Pow n fi z a t fion s fin c r e a t fing sp a c e s th a t fi flud fing K fimb e r fl e e Sh eng , th e exu a fl a s s au fl t th a t a f f e c t s c a t t r a c t , r e t a fin , c e fl eb r a t e and sup - and s ex e cu t fiv e d fi r e c to r o f th e B fl a ck rk e r s . po r t th e m any con t r fibu t fion s o f wo fi t ed Fund o f O r egon ; T fi f f an fi e B fl a ck Un fi t ed Fund o f Un a fl fl wom en . Ou r s fi s t e r o r g an fi z a - Th en son , c fi ty o f Po r t fl and M fi- r egon and fi t s b fl a ck wom en P t fion , A r t Up r fi s fing , fi s th e p e r f e c t O r fi ty Ev a flu a to r P rog r am and e ad e r s h e flp ed fin sp fi r e th e mu r a fl no p a r tn e r sh fip to b r fing u s th e fl fiv e s fl fl fi e r D fiv e r s fi ty O ffi c e r and r e g e a r fing up fo r fi t s pub fl fi c Supp and con t r fibu t fion s o f wom en and a fl a ck Un fi t ed Fund o f O r egon en fing and c e fl eb r a t fion fin e a r fly a B th rough a r t . Th fi s mu r a fl w fi fl fl b e op Bo a rd M emb e r ; and Zo e P fi fl fi- s t . a b e a con o f fin sp fi r a t fion , h fi s to ry Augu f a s , co - found e r o f V ox S fi r en ; “ In ou r mo r e th an 30 y e a r s a and po s s fib fi fl fi ty fin Po r t fl and . ” fi fl fl b e sp e ak fing abou t th e fim- f op e r a t fion , th e o r g an fi z a t fion w Th e p ro j e c t qu fi ck fly g a fin ed o a c t o f th e B fl a ck Un fi t ed Fund ; a s a flw ay s b e en fl ed by wom- p t r a c t fion w fi th fin th e commun fi ty h e fimpo r t an c e o f co fl fl abo r a t fion , ” s a fid K fimb e r fl e e Sh eng , th th ank s fin p a r t to fin -k find do - en ak e p rog r e s s ; and th e finflu - e cu t fiv e d fi r e c to r o f th e B fl a ck to m n a t fion s and ev en tu a fl fly a g r an t ex c e o f wom en fin th e p a s t and fi t ed Fund . “Th e r e fo r e fi t fi s en f rom th e R eg fion A r t s and Cu fl - Un fing fin to th e fu tu r e . t t fing th a t th fi s mu r a fl wou fld p ay go tu r e Coun c fi fl . Th e o r g an fi z e r s fi r mo r e fin fo rm a t fion abou t r fibu t e to a f ew o f th e fi con fi c Fo a fl so go t flo c a fl p eop fl e o f co flo r t e mu r a fl o r g e t t fing an finv fi t e fl a ck wom en o f th e c fiv fi fl r figh t s th to h e flp th em c r e a t e a r two rk b e Aug . 8 c e fl eb r a t fion , r e ad - em en t . Upho fld fing a b e a con to th th a t wou fld r efl e c t th e h fi s to ry o f mov r s a r e en cou r ag ed to w r fi t e to f hop e fo r a fl fl , th e s e h fi s to r fi c a fl e th e b fl a ck commun fi ty and p ay o ag e@vox s fi r en . com o r v fi s fi t en s tood a flong s fid e ou r eng t r fibu t e to m emb e r s who h av e wom r tup r fi s fing .o r g . T o fl e a rn mo r e ro th e r s and num e rou s commu- a m an ag ed to s t fi ck fin th e a r e a and b t th e a r t fi s t s , v fi s fi t p fl a s - n fi t fi e s finvo flv ed fin th e s t rugg fl e , abou som e who h av e fl e f t . t fi c b fi r d fi e . c o m a n d E a t c h o . c o m . j u s t a s w e s t fi fl fl d o t o d a y . ” V ox S fi r en h a s a fl r e ady a c-